Sri Lankan police release 2 rights activists

Published March 19, 2014 9:40am ET



COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan police said Wednesday that they have released two prominent human rights activists whose arrests over the weekend drew international criticism.

Ruki Fernando of Colombo-based INFORM and the Rev. Praveen Mahesan, a Catholic priest, were released late Tuesday, said police spokesman Ajith Rohana.

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